Office 2003 Editions - Security in Office 2003 Editions

Establishing the most secure computing environment possible requires limiting the vulnerability of applications and data to malicious attacks. Unfortunately, closing all the possible holes in an organization's security is difficult, maybe impossible.

  • Sicherheitsverbesserungen in Microsoft Office 2003 - Download - Bereits bei der Entwicklung der Office 2003-Editionen hat Microsoft die neuen Prozesse und Prinzipien der Trustworthy Computing-Initiative integriert. Es wurde ein Produkt geschaffen, das sicherer in der Produktentwicklung, sicherer im Standard und sicherer in der Bereitstellung ist als frühere Versionen von Microsoft Office.
  • 2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide - Date Published - 4/27/2009 - The 2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide provides prescriptive Group Policy setting and security configuration recommendations to help strengthen the security of computers running the 2007 Microsoft Office release on computers that run Windows Vista or Windows XP in domain–based environments.
  • Office 2003 Security Enhancements - Download - In developing the Office 2003 Editions, Microsoft incorporated the new processes and principles inspired by the Trustworthy Computing initiative and created a product that is more secure by design, more secure by default, and more secure in deployment than previous versions of Microsoft Office.
  • Secure and Deploy Business Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office 2003 Editions - Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System is a new technology that brings the advanced features of Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework to applications built for Microsoft Office Word 2003 and Microsoft Office Excel 2003.
  • Security and Office 2003 - The new security section of the Microsoft® Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit covers a range of security-related concepts and features of Microsoft Office 2003. To help address growing concern about the security of information and systems, several new features were included in Office 2003 for administrators and users.
  • Security and Outlook 2003 - The security-related features in Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003 help to minimize the risks posed to your organization from viruses that spread through e-mail messages.
  • Overview of Office Security - The methods discussed in this section of the Microsoft® Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit should help the administrator implement procedures to help limit direct assaults on data from external and internal attacks.
  • Macro Security Levels in Office 2003 - Macro security is used to help control the activation of executable code embedded within a template, document, workbook, presentation, Project plan, and in most cases objects connected to these storage files through an OLE link or Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) connection.
  • How Office Performs Certificate Revocation - Microsoft® Office uses some of the security settings set by Microsoft Internet Explorer when it attempts to authenticate certificates of trust prior to use, even if the certificate is already accepted and present on a user's computer.
  • ActiveX Controls and Office Security - Microsoft® ActiveX® controls can pose a security risk in some situations, because the controls can be used to distribute malicious code or viruses, especially on computers where appropriate security-related settings are not in place.
  • Important Aspects of Password and Encryption Protection - Microsoft® Office Excel 2003, Microsoft Office Word 2003, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2003 offer several features to help restrict access to files through the use of passwords or encryption. These file-level security measures are separate from any operating system–level security options.
  • Understanding Built-in Office Security Features - Administrating security features of Microsoft® Office 2003 can be difficult due to the myriad of possible security issues businesses encounter every day. Understanding the built-in security features of Office can help make identifying the necessary configuration changes for a specific business security requirement easier to accomplish.
  • Understanding Macro Security Levels in Office - Different types of signed and unsigned macros react differently to the four levels of macro security settings - Very High, High, Medium, and Low. Users can change these settings through the Security Level tab in the Security dialog box of most Microsoft® Office 2003 applications that help to enforce macro security.
  • Locking Down an Office Configuration - Administrators can configure an installation of Microsoft® Office 2003 that restricts users' access to some or all menu options by using policies, the Custom Installation Wizard, or the Custom Maintenance Wizard.
  • Locking Down the Operating System - The Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP operating systems allow administrators to set permissions-restricted access to the registry and to the file system, which keeps users from installing, modifying, or removing applications without the knowledge or permission of other users.
  • Office XP Editions - Macro Security White Paper - This downloadable file contains the Microsoft Office XP Macro Security white paper. This white paper is a Microsoft Word *.doc file that can be opened by either Word 2000 or Word 2002. The Office XP Macro Security white paper discusses how you can prevent the introduction of macro viruses into your computer using Office XP.

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